Vitalistic causality in young children's naive biology

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 356-362

  Inagaki, Kayoko ^a   Hatano, Giyoo ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAIVE BIOLOGY; VITALISM;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FOOD PRODUCTS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

WATER;

BEHAVIOR; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BODY GROWTH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENERGY; EVOLUTION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GROWTH; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STRENGTH; TAXONOMY;

ATTITUDE; BIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; HUMANS; VITALISM;

EID: 4143124565     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2004.06.004     Document Type: Review

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